Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Championship Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-01-2023 10:03 UTC-8

Dvorkin Hero Calls to Bust Abernathy

Florence Mazet

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Samantha Abernathy opened to 40,000 in early position and Bernice McLennan called on the small blind as well as Mary Dvorkin in the big blind.

On the flop A♣3♣Q♠, Abernathy continuation-bet to 60,000 and only Dvorkin called.
On the turn 9♦, both players checked and on the river 8♦, Dvorkin took the lead with a small 30,000 bet.
Abernathy moved all in and Dvorkin called.

Samantha Abernathy: JxJx
Mary Dvorkin: Q♣5♠

Dvorkin caught the bluff with her second pair and Abernathy hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Dvorkin	2,000,000 800,000	800,000

Samantha Abernathy	Busted
Daris Justice	Busted

Tags: Bernice McLennan Mary Dvorkin Samantha Abernathy

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

07-01-2023 10:25 UTC-8

Dvorkin Sends Arthur Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Karen Arthur was all in and at risk for her last 180,000, holding A♣8♦, and facing Mary Dvorkin who had made the call with A♦10♦.

Arthur flopped top pair to take the lead 4♦2♥8♠, but it was immediately beat on the 10♠ turn. The K♠ was no help on the river and Arthur was eliminated in 28th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Dvorkin	2,185,000 185,000	185,000

Karen Arthur	Busted

Tags: Karen Arthur Mary Dvorkin

07-01-2023 10:26 UTC-8

Final Three Tables Redraw (full)

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Florence Mazet

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
659	1	Jennifer Wu	United States	640,000	26
659	2	Mayuko Morita	Japan	1,150,000	46
659	3	Lisa Fong	United States	435,000	17
659	4	Shiina Okamoto	Japan	1,650,000	66
659	5	Chrysi Phiniotis	Cyprus	1,800,000	72
659	6	Talia Fligelman	United States	850,000	34
659	7	Nam Nguyen	United States	900,000	36
659	8	Pamela Balzano	Argentina	220,000	9
659	9	Linda Lesterson	United States	780,000	31
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660	1	Aroha Ngata	Australia	1,200,000	48
660	2	Kristie Ogilvie	United States	1,700,000	68
660	3	Bernice McLennan	Canada	1,060,000	42
660	4	Mary Dvorkin	Israel	2,185,000	87
660	5	Eugenie Tehiva	France	305,000	12
660	6	Melissa Dube	United States	1,370,000	55
660	7	Priti Patel	Estonia	530,000	21
660	8	Tara Cain	United States	1,600,000	64
660	9	Lisa Roberts	United States	375,000	15
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661	1	Huawei Lin	United States	1,150,000	46
661	2	Susan Bluer	United States	680,000	27
661	3	Tamar Abraham	United States	925,000	37
661	4	Katrina Lim	United States	485,000	19
661	5	Suzanne Malavet	United States	1,105,000	44
661	6	Felisa Westermann	Germany	950,000	38
661	7	Marguerite Spagnuolo	United States	700,000	28
661	8	Laura Westfall	United States	1,000,000	40
661	9	Anne Bui	United States	440,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Dvorkin	2,185,000

Chrysi Phiniotis	1,800,000 380,000	380,000
Kristie Ogilvie	1,700,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Shiina Okamoto	1,650,000 530,000	530,000

Tara Cain	1,600,000
Melissa Dube	1,370,000 910,000	910,000
Aroha Ngata	1,200,000
Mayuko Morita	1,150,000 20,000	20,000
Huawei Lin	1,150,000 130,000	130,000

Suzanne Malavet	1,105,000 95,000	95,000
Bernice McLennan	1,060,000 80,000	80,000

Laura Westfall	1,000,000 90,000	90,000

Felisa Westermann	950,000 150,000	150,000
Tamar Abraham	925,000 55,000	55,000

Nam Nguyen	900,000
Talia Fligelman	850,000 400,000	400,000
Linda Lesterson	780,000 150,000	150,000
Marguerite Spagnuolo	700,000 120,000	120,000
Susan Bluer	680,000 5,000	5,000
Jennifer Wu	640,000 45,000	45,000
Priti Patel	530,000 155,000	155,000
Katrina Lim	485,000 15,000	15,000
Anne Bui	440,000 80,000	80,000
Lisa Fong	435,000 95,000	95,000
Lisa Roberts	375,000 75,000	75,000

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07-01-2023 10:35 UTC-8

Eugenie Tehiva Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,385)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Eugenie Tehiva shoved under the gun for a remaining stack worth 280,000 and got called by Mary Dvorkin in the big blind to create the following showdown:

Eugenie Tehiva: K♥Q♦
Mary Dvorkin: 7♣7♥

Tehiva had to win the flip to survive and found a pair of kings on the K♣A♣6♣ flop, but the rest of the board came 4♦J♣ to give a flush to Dvorkin and bust Tehiva in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Dvorkin	2,980,000 795,000	795,000

Eugenie Tehiva	Busted

Tags: Eugenie Tehiva Mary Dvorkin

07-01-2023 10:38 UTC-8

Balzano Chips Up on Lesterson

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Pamela Balzano completed and Linda Lesterson checked her option.

Both checked on the 8♥A♠J♣ flop and a 4♦ fell on the turn. This time Balzano check-called Lesterson for 50,000.

The duo checked on the K♥ river and Balzano tabled J♦2♦ for a pair of jacks. Lesterson mucked her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pamela Balzano	400,000 180,000	180,000

Linda Lesterson	200,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Pamela Balzano Linda Lesterson

07-01-2023 10:40 UTC-8

Lesterson Doubles on Morita

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Linda Lesterson open-shoved for a remaining stack worth 310,000 and it folded to Mayuko Morita who tanked in the big blind before sending a chip for the call:

Linda Lesterson: K♠J♣
Mayuko Morita: K♣7♣

Lesterson had the dominating hand and didn't find any bad surprise on the board A♣10♦9♠4♦3♥ to get the needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mayuko Morita	830,000 320,000	320,000
Linda Lesterson	630,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Mayuko Morita Linda Lesterson

07-01-2023 10:45 UTC-8

Priti Patel Eliminated in 26th Place ($6,492)

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Florence Mazet

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Priti Patel moved all in under the gun and Lisa Roberts shoved for more.

Priti Patel: 8♣8♥
Lisa Roberts: K♦K♣

The board ran out A♣10♣3♠J♣2♥ and Patel hit the rail in 26th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lisa Roberts	950,000 575,000	575,000
Priti Patel	Busted

Tags: Lisa Roberts Priti Patel

07-01-2023 10:55 UTC-8

Spagnuolo Defends her Blind

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Suzanne Malavet raised from the button to 50,000 and Marguerite Spagnuolo called from the big blind.

The flop came down 2♣K♦7♥ and Malavet placed a continuation bet of 60,000 and Spagnuolo called.

Both players checked the turn J♣.

The river J♦ is where Spagnuolo made a move and bet 45,000 and Malavet called and mucked as Spagnuolo turned over A♠2♥ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marguerite Spagnuolo	950,000 250,000	250,000
Suzanne Malavet	750,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: Marguerite Spagnuolo Suzanne Malavet

07-01-2023 10:56 UTC-8

Pamela Balzano Eliminated in 25th Place ($6,492)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chrysi Phiniotis raised to 50,000 and it folded to Pamela Balzano who shoved in the small blind for 445,000. Phiniotis asked for the count and made the call:

Pamela Balzano: J♠J♦
Chrysi Phiniotis: 10♠10♣

Balzano had good hopes for the double up but the board showed 10♥7♦9♥7♣6♥ to give a flopped set of tens to Phiniotis and send Balzano to the payout to collect her $6,492 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chrysi Phiniotis	2,450,000 650,000	650,000
Pamela Balzano	Busted

Tags: Chrysi Phiniotis Pamela Balezano